Could Hemp help nuclear clean-up in Japan?

[mopman 985]

We’ve all been watching the news about the Japanese Earthquake and the disasters that followed; one of which was radiation leakage from the explosions occurring at Fukushima nuclear plant, the results of which could be devastating.

NORML outreach co-ordinater, Russ Belville, published the following article today on examiner.com, about how Hemp could help clean up radio-active elements in soil through a process called “phytoremediationâ€.

“Getting those toxic and radioactive elements out of the soil is crucial to restoring the ecosystem after a nuclear disaster. A technique called “phytoremediation†uses certain plants to leech these elements from the soil… guess which one is one of the best at that task?â€

Could Hemp help nuclear clean-up in Japan?

I’ve been glued to the television and internet reports about the unfolding disaster in Japan. First an 8.9 magnitude earthquake strikes near the island nation, then a tremendous tsunami washes ashore and leaves an estimated 10,000 dead and thousands more missing. Now the failure of power and back-up cooling units has led to potential meltdowns in the country’s nuclear reactors.

Full Article here http://www.belowthelion.co.za/could-hemp-help-nuclear-clean-up-in-japan/

[Dust 6,284]

nice Mopman, i had read an article about it few months ago after the earthquake hapenned. Tho i wouldn't want to smoke that weed lol, might give you some strange lungs

Thanks for sharing man, i would love to see cannabis used to save so many people, would bring a positive point to the eyes of people ^^

[mopman 985]

So true

[Dust 6,284]

haha yeah probably ^^